Portal Scripting Interface

You can use the Portal Scripting Interface to configure your portal by running scripts from a command line.

About the Portal Scripting Interface
IBM WebSphere Portal provides a scripting interface that enhances the possibilities for automated solution deployment and administration of the portal. The Portal Scripting Interface allows you to create scripts that portal administrators can use to perform administrative tasks from a command line.
Getting started with the Portal Scripting Interface
With the Portal Scripting Interface, you can administer your portal installation by executing commands. You can do that either interactively by typing the commands into a console window with interactive scripting and pressing the Enter key, or you can write the commands into a file and run that file. Here are some hints and examples for using the Portal Scripting Interface.
Working with the Portal Scripting Interface
Learn more about the different modes that you can use with the Portal Scripting Interface.
Command reference for the Portal Scripting Interface
The IBM WebSphere Portal Scripting Interface component provides a scripting interface to the administration functionality currently available only in the administration GUI. While working with the XML configuration interface requires a "super administrator" user ID, the Portal Scripting Interface allows you to access the portal with any portal user ID and work within the access rights of that user ID. This topic gives a description of the available commands.

Parent topic: Portal administration tools

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